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morn

[ mawrn ]
/ mɔrn /
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noun Literary.

morning.

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Origin of morn

before 900; Middle English morn(e), Old English morne (dative of morgen morning); cognate with Dutch, German Morgen

Words nearby morn

Morley, Mormon, Mormon cricket, Mormons, mormyrid, morn, Mornay, morning, morning after, morning-after pill, morning coat
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Words related to morn

daybreak, dawning, light, aurora, morning, daylight, sunup, cockcrow, sunrise, break of day, bright, first blush, first light, crack of dawn, wee hours

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British Dictionary definitions for morn

morn
/ (mɔːn) /

noun

a poetic word for morning
the morn Scot tomorrow
the morn's nicht Scot tomorrow night

Word Origin for morn

Old English morgen; compare Old High German morgan, Old Norse morginn
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